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A mailroom clerk and a chimp team up to pick hit TV shows.A mailroom clerk and a chimp team up to pick hit TV shows.A mailroom clerk and a chimp team up to pick hit TV shows.
Edwin Reimers
- Announcer
- (as Ed Reimers)
Tristram Coffin
- Sponsor
- (as Tris Coffin)
James B. Douglas
- Network Executive
- (as J.B. Douglas)
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Written by Bruce Belland & Robert F. Brunner
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Mildly Amusing
A young man who works in the mail room at a TV network wants to move up the corporate ladder but finds himself stymied by his selfish boss. By chance he discovers that his neighbor's chimpanzee has a knack for picking successful TV programs.
This is classic Disney all the way. Somewhat silly, harmless fun, it is not hard-hitting and has really no deeper meaning or social commentary. One could, if they wanted, point to the jokes about monkeys picking what we see on TV. But that is not exactly deep satire.
Kurt Russell was alright early in his career, but it seems like this was an even bigger showcase for John Ritter. As Ritter's first film, he does not get a large amount of screen time, but certainly makes the most of each line he delivers.
This is classic Disney all the way. Somewhat silly, harmless fun, it is not hard-hitting and has really no deeper meaning or social commentary. One could, if they wanted, point to the jokes about monkeys picking what we see on TV. But that is not exactly deep satire.
Kurt Russell was alright early in his career, but it seems like this was an even bigger showcase for John Ritter. As Ritter's first film, he does not get a large amount of screen time, but certainly makes the most of each line he delivers.
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- gavin6942
- Dec 2, 2017
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- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
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